Author: Karanja Jackson

Germany rallied from behind to beat Portugal 4-2  Portugal went ahead in the first half after Diogo Jota passed to Cristiano Ronaldo to open the scoring Joachim Low’s side pulled back into the game thanks to own-goals by Ruben Dias and Raphael Guerreiro in first half Kai Havertz and Robin Gosens made it four in the second half before Diogo Jota pulled one goal back for Portugal  Germany came out on top at the end of a six-goal thriller against Portugal at the Allianz Arena in Munich.  Portugal went ahead in the first half with Cristiano Ronaldo finishing off a…

Hungary held favourites France to a 1-1 draw after a thrilling game in Budapest  Attila Fiola gave Hungary a shock lead just before half-time against run of play Antoine Griezmann levelled midway through the second half after goal kick   France piled on incessant pressure late on but couldn’t force their way through  Hungary earned a vital point against World Cup Champions France in Budapest. The ‘underdogs’ took a surprising lead over the tournament’s favorites in stoppage time of the first half. Fiola got himself in behind Pavard and Raphaël Varane to coolly slot home past Hugo Lloris at the near…

Ben Brereton’s first-ever goal for Chile secured their first victory in the 2021 Copa América with a narrow 1-0 win over a dogged Bolivia team. Following an early chance for Jean Meneses, Brereton broke the deadlock with 10 minutes played, after Arturo Vidal picked out Eduardo Vargas, who in turn laid the ball off to the Blackburn Rovers man to finish with a clinical right-footed strike. Bolivia’s keeper Carlos Lampe single-handedly kept his side in the game with a series of saves to keep out Meneses and Vargas. César Farías’ Bolivia team started the second half well with two early…

An early goal by Guido Rodríguez gave Argentina a vital win over Uruguay. Lionel Messi a spirited Argentina side to a narrow but much-needed win over Uruguay in game 2 of Group A. The talisman and Rodrigo De Paul were quick with a one-two off the corner, allowing Messi to break free down the left of the Uruguay box. His cross went through to the back post, where it was met by the head of Rodríguez to give the hosts the lead. Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani was able to cut into the box, and the striker seemed to go down…

John Stones headed against the post from an early England corner but Scotland scrambled the ball away Best chance for the visitors came through Stephen O’Donnell but Jordan Pickford made a reaction stop Reece James cleared a Lyndon Dykes effort off the line in a heart-in-mouth moment for England fans Raheem Sterling felt he had a penalty when Andy Robertson stepped on his toes but it was waved away England were held to a 0-0 draw by Scotland as Gareth Southgate’s side failed to break the deadlock at Wembley Stadium. The Scots looked the happier side after 90 minutes having…

Memphis Depay and Denzel Dumfries were both on target as the Dutch saw off Austria on Thursday Netherlands beat Austria 2-0 to seal their place in the last 16 at Euro 2020. Memphis Depay and Denzel Dumfries scored in each half as the Oranje cruised past Austria. The hosts took an early lead from a penalty, given after the intervention of the Video Assistant Referee who spotted that Austria captain David Alaba had caught Dumfries in the box, with Depay converting from the spot. And it was Dumfries who doubled the Dutch lead midway through the second half with a…